Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper)

The al - Wasat (Arabic الوسط, DMG al - Wasat ) is a daily newspaper from Bahrain.

It was founded in 2001 by Mansur al - Jamri. and is the largest opposition newspaper in the country.

In the wake of protests in Bahrain 2011, the Ministry of Information banned 3 April 2011 the newspaper. The reason they gave to " unethical " coverage. The online edition has been blocked. On April 4, she was allowed to appear again after the founder and editor in chief Mansur al - Jamri as well as the managing director and the head of the internal affairs department had been terminated. For successor al - Jamris Abidli al - Abidli was appointed.